displace

1displace somebody/somethingto take the place of someone or somethingsynonymreplaceGradually factory workers have been displaced by machines.(technology)The ship displaces 58,000 tons (= as a way of measuring its size).

2displace somebodyto force people to move away from their home to another placeAround 10,000 people have been displaced by the fighting.

3displace somethingto move something from its usual positionCheck for roof tiles that have been displaced by the wind.

4displace somebodyto remove someone from a job or positiondisplaced workers